Church-burglar gets probation; other suspect in prison

9:03 PM,
Jan. 7, 2014

Jacob Kiernan

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| | By B.C. Kowalski
| Stevens Point Journal Media

One of three people accused of burglarizing a church was sentenced to probation Tuesday.

Jesse Peterson, 22, of Black River Falls was sentenced to two years of probation for his role in burglarizing Celebration Church in 2011.

According to a criminal complaint, Peterson was in the car with Jacob Kiernan, 25, of Sparta, who drove him to Celebration Church on Sept. 16, 2011. Kiernan broke into the church in the 4700 block of Industrial Park Road and stole several pieces of property, including an expensive guitar that later was pawned by a friend, Taylor Kilbey. ...